Those extension leads, on a drum

[SUNRAY]

Wouldn't that soon become 3 electric fires?

 

[JohnW2]

It is not irresponsible, it's common sense, with a bit of knowledge stirred in.

Some people appear to have a deficiency in relation to one or both of those attributes.

Mr Jobsworth and his extended family are well known for this.

 

[robinbanks]

This thread is turning into an unwind-up

Or a non-intermittent LED light drawing half an amp or less.

To be fair 120W would be an absolutely whacking LED Bring your sunglasses

 

[JohnW2]

To be fair 120W would be an absolutely whacking LED Bring your sunglasses

That was surely morqthana's point - wasn't it - namely that even a ridiculously large LED, running continuously, would not require the cable to be unwound? Even a few of those used simultaneously would probably be fine with a not-unwound cable.

 

[morqthana]

This thread is turning into an unwind-up

 

[bernardgreen]

This thread is turning into an unwind-up

In which case it needs be wound down.

 

[plugwash]

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To be fair 120W would be an absolutely whacking LED
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The impression I get is that LEDs are about 1-2 times as efficient as flourescent tubes and flouresent tubes are normall around 60W, so it's "only" the equivilent of 2-4 flouresecent tubes.

 

[JohnW2]

To be fair 120W would be an absolutely whacking LED

The impression I get is that LEDs are about 1-2 times as efficient as flourescent tubes and flouresent tubes are normall around 60W, so it's "only" the equivilent of 2-4 flouresecent tubes.

If you think in terms of incandescents, the light output is usually 6-10 times that of an incandescent bulb of the same wattage. 120W worth of LED therefore should produce about the same amount of light as would 720 W - 1,200 W of incandescents - which would be an awful lot of light, at least in a domestic setting

Many of the rooms in my house are (adequately) lighted with just 12 W or 15 W of LEDs.

 

[SimonH2]

When I'm rewinding cables I always run it through my hand, it's called Portable Appliance Testing and inspection

A cloth is better as you can clean the cable without getting your hands sh...dirty.

 

[SUNRAY]

A cloth is better as you can clean the cable without getting your hands sh...dirty.

Yes I agree but that bit

called Portable Appliance Testing and inspection

gets missed.

 

[Risteard]

You're obviously a fan of trip hazards.

If, as if often the case, the load I'm using is less than the maximum stated for a 'fully wound' cable then, unless the manufacturer is lying, I see no reason to unwind it any more than I need to (hence avoiding unnecessary 'trip hazards').

I'm not a fan of trip hazards. I advocate sufficient socket-outlets so that extension leads aren't required.

 

[Risteard]

When I'm rewinding cables I always run it through my hand, it's called Portable Appliance Testing and inspection

It's actually called in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I'm not a fan of trip hazards. I advocate sufficient socket-outlets so that extension leads aren't required.

and when working in area, where sockets are in the process of being added, how would you get a source of power, without using an extension?

 

[JohnW2]

I'm not a fan of trip hazards. I advocate sufficient socket-outlets so that extension leads aren't required.

I don't think that the 'wound up' extension reels on drums or in 'cassettes' are often used indoors because of 'insufficient socket outlets'. They are most commonly used outdoors and/or in situations in which there are no (live) sockets at all in the location in question.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I don't think that the 'wound up' extension reels on drums or in 'cassettes' are often used indoors because of 'insufficient socket outlets'. They are most commonly used outdoors and/or in situations in which there are no (live) sockets at all in the location in question.

My two, are used as a last resort, and normally outdoors, in wide open areas, and despite having three or four outdoor mounted sockets available to be used. Indoors, we have a range of short extensions available, should they be needed - despite having lots of sockets, there will always be occasions when there is not a socket where one is needed, and it would be ridiculous - to start chopping out the wall, to add a socket, to satisfy a few minutes exceptional need.